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October 5, 2007

ALDS 2: Red Sox 6, Angels 3

None of the Angels have ever faced Matsuzaka. Sean McAdam calls Dice's season "predictably unpredictable" and wonders which pitcher will be on the hill tonight?

Will it be the one who allowed two runs or fewer in 17 of his 32 starts this season? Or will it be the one who allowed five or more runs in 10 different starts? Will it be the one who struck out seven or more in 17 starts? Or the one who walked three or more in 17 outings?

Escobar did not pitch against Boston this season. While Lugo (4-for-7) and Crisp (5-for-14) have hit Escobar well in the past, Ortiz (4-for-24, .167) and Manny (7-for-32, .219) have not. Opposing batters hit .337/.417/.535 against Escobar in September after a .192/.279/.233 August.

Mike Scioscia said that Vladimir Guerrero will "probably" play right field tonight; Garret Anderson (0-for-4, 2K in Game 1) will also be in lineup, despite his pinkeye.

You take [Beckett's] 94- or 95-mile-per-hour fastball, his curve, what he likes to do to the guy on strike two, is he going to set him up with the high fastball. Are they going to throw the guy away or pitch him in? You take all that into consideration on how you're going to play the guy.

Josh Beckett's strong of 19 consecutive Angels retired tied the Yankees' Mike Mussina for the third-longest string of outs in the postseason, behind two other Yankees: Don Larsen (26, in 1956) and Herb Pennock (22, in 1927).

redsock, I read that Sox/Angels "history" article. And I couldn't figure out A. how they could say the Angels have history on their side from the examples they brought up (it was something like, "they've been down 1-0 four times, but they've come back to win twice!") or B. how it's on our side, as I never saw them give an example (maybe that we're 2-0 against them in postseason series?). But I was skimming....I remember thinking what a horrible, long article it was. And all this aside from, yes, the fact that what happened in the past won't be hanging over the park tonight.

Also, I show Larsen walking the last batter he faced in the game before the perfect game, then getting the 27 outs in the perfect game, then getting the first seven batters out in his next post-season game, in the '57 Series. So that's 34 total. Even if they just mean "in one game," it would still be 27.

I've been looking for the Mussina streak, but I only found where he got 14 in a row out, do you know when his 19 was?

Ah, I get to watch the game tonight, hopefully the whole thing. Missed the entire Beckett game because I was working, just checking in every few minutes at GDGD. Anyway, it's been too long since I watched a playoff game I cared about- GO SOX!

I think Carmona's gonna give the Yankees what Sabathia did not...but I don't know who to call the winner today...I think it's gonna be very close...like a 3-2 or 4-3 ballgame. But hey, if it mirrors yesterday, I won't complain.

I'm glad I'm not seeing Dane Cook's face for MLB. I know he's Cambridge, MA and all, but he's hilariously unfunny and I believe Bill Simmons saw him once weaing a MFY hat. Now Mr. Cook, unless you were trying to be funny wearing that, please understand what an offense something like that could possibly be to Sox fans. Stick to shitty movies I won't watch and leave baseball alone.

Hi guysBeen out a while.Went to a local bar to watch the 1st game on a big screen. Got home late and hit the sack ASAP.Taking my wife out for her birthday tonight - will mis the 1st inning or 2 but should be home by 9.Her favorite restaurant is only open for dinner on Fridays or we'd wait for tomorrow to go.So, the Yanks go wimpily in the 1st, I'm off to have some VERY fine wine at a great restaurant, and I'll be watching the Sox take a commanding 2-0 lead later.LIFE IS GOOD !!

Hi SoSock. I will also miss some of the game in order to eat tonight. At least there is a tv at the bar at the restaurant we are going to so we can check scores now and then between courses and glasses of wine. It seems only fair that we will miss the end of the Yankee game and the beginning of the Sox game.

I really like Chip Caray. Shows a lot of emotion. I dono what he was thinking by saying the winning run, but he's been terrific. The other two have been decent, but Chip has been good. I like his voice.

Goddam Rogers Sportsnet. 4 Regional channels and not one is switching over to the Sox. I thought that was the point of regional channels. If it were 2 friggin NHL games, they'd find a way. A plague of locusts on all his houses.